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lorraine blanco where the investigation is underway and one woman was taken to the hospital, lorraine? >> reporter: livermore pleasant on it firefighters are still on the scene -- pleasanton firefighters are still on the scene and they tell us this is a total loss and a charred mess. the fire broke out here on pal mean know. one person was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and what you can't see how high the fire got. firefighters tell me the flames were shooting 30 feet into the air but pain page were here. they had to dig inside the ground and there is no word on the woman's condition and she was alert and talking when she was taken away last night. reporting live, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> also the search continues for a and in handcuffs. police say he ran from officers after a traffic stop and it involved dozens of officers on the ground and a chp helicopter. police say he raid -- he made the response and it is back open after the station was closed for more than two hours last night. witnesses say the man stepped off the platform as the
lorraine blanco where the investigation is underway and one woman was taken to the hospital, lorraine? >> reporter: livermore pleasant on it firefighters are still on the scene -- pleasanton firefighters are still on the scene and they tell us this is a total loss and a charred mess. the fire broke out here on pal mean know. one person was taken to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and what you can't see how high the fire got. firefighters tell me the flames were shooting 30...
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ktvu lorraine blanco is there. she is at bran ham lane east. >> reporter: you can see crews are working to turn off a gas line to that bottom town home you see behind me. you can also seize the crack in the wall where a van slammed into it. san jose fire tells us it hit a handful of meters at this town home complex. pg&e was able to cap off the leak close to a quarter after 4:00 a.m. this morning. the driver is okay. one person inside the building was taken to the hospital. >> we did have one medical transport undetermined of what happened. they are evaluating him at the hospital right now. >> reporter: authorities say there are no other injuries. the bottom unit is the only unit that is still evacuated this morning. because of the extensive damages pg&e says they are unsure when the people who live in that bottom town home can return to their home. reporting live from san jose lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we do have continuing coverage of the story we first reported on yesterday's morning news. right a
ktvu lorraine blanco is there. she is at bran ham lane east. >> reporter: you can see crews are working to turn off a gas line to that bottom town home you see behind me. you can also seize the crack in the wall where a van slammed into it. san jose fire tells us it hit a handful of meters at this town home complex. pg&e was able to cap off the leak close to a quarter after 4:00 a.m. this morning. the driver is okay. one person inside the building was taken to the hospital. >>...
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live in berkeley lorraine blanco. >>> 6:04. two separate shootings in oakland last night left three people injured. inclouding two juveniles. the first one happened on 61st street. friends of one of the victims drove him to the. a second victim reportedly in his 20s he was rushed to ambulance. >>> another juvenile was shot and injured in a separate shooting. it happened on 93rd avenue about 9:45 last night. alabama ambulance rushed that victim to the -- an ambulance rushed that victim to the hospital. >>> police in santa clara are investigating a sexual assault. a woman told police that she was assaulted on park avenue around 3:00 yesterday morning. now police only have a vague description of the suspect. they are asking minute with information to give them a call. police start to investigate yesterday afternoon. now police moved war the house. look at them the guns were drawn. after getting reports of dangerous dogs on that property. they found two men that had been burned on their arms. they can also smell chemicals in the ai
live in berkeley lorraine blanco. >>> 6:04. two separate shootings in oakland last night left three people injured. inclouding two juveniles. the first one happened on 61st street. friends of one of the victims drove him to the. a second victim reportedly in his 20s he was rushed to ambulance. >>> another juvenile was shot and injured in a separate shooting. it happened on 93rd avenue about 9:45 last night. alabama ambulance rushed that victim to the -- an ambulance rushed...
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lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> crews put out hot spots after a apartment fire started at 6:00 a.m. this morning. there is no word of any injuries but it caused major damage to the building. investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> communication between the sheriff's debarments in alameda and contra costa counties improved. they are using a new system that allows them to better commute. sheriffs can hear and respond to public safety government agents in alameda county. the system will be expanded to allow more communications. >>> bart is spear heading an effort to prevent copper left cop -- copper thefts. it threatened the safety of the tabst system. they are propertying part to responser their own bill to seek comitation. the bill is carried by joan buchanan. >>> caltrain is make plans for a budget surplus but warns it could be looking at a deficit next year. they say ridership increased so much it will be able to add six trains every week day. it will increase fairs 25 cents for paper passes but hold the line on clipper card costs. it could have a $40 million b
lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> crews put out hot spots after a apartment fire started at 6:00 a.m. this morning. there is no word of any injuries but it caused major damage to the building. investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> communication between the sheriff's debarments in alameda and contra costa counties improved. they are using a new system that allows them to better commute. sheriffs can hear and respond to public safety government agents in...
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lorraine blanco has been out there since 4:30, what do you know lorraine? >> reporter: well arson investigators and police investigators are on the scene right now and if you take a look at the scene, the investigation is going on right behind that in the car port area. investigators found a few things by the cars that make it look suspicious. the early morning fire started up to five cars burning at the same time and you can see it looks like a graveyard and fires spread from the car port to the apartment above at 2:20 a.m. there is fire and water damage so the whole apartment is evacuated. everybody got out safely and the fire marshall tells me everybody is completely out and fire investigators are still hard at working. >> everybody is picking through what they see, what they get from witnesses and put all that together with the pieces and they get a puzzle together. >> red cross is helping families with food and shelter. >> reporter: as for the cars, five were destroyed but now investigators are looking at everything in daylight and now they say almost
lorraine blanco has been out there since 4:30, what do you know lorraine? >> reporter: well arson investigators and police investigators are on the scene right now and if you take a look at the scene, the investigation is going on right behind that in the car port area. investigators found a few things by the cars that make it look suspicious. the early morning fire started up to five cars burning at the same time and you can see it looks like a graveyard and fires spread from the car...
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lorraine blanco has more of the suspect surrendering, good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning torii, police tell us he is a 41-year-old felon and has some kind of a relationship where he barricaded himself for almost seven hours. let's look at the exclusive video where he barricaded himself and he surrendered after a long night of negotiations. officers rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal. it all started hours earlier when an alameda sheriff's deputies tried to take down a suspect. police are relieved nobody was hurt. >> we were on a primary mission to protect everyone involved including the suspect involved so we were able to enter with s.w.a.t. and hostage negotiations team and have a dialog with the suspect and talk him out and have him surrender to police. >> and just before midnight, you can see the suspect with a gun to his own head and he was telling police to shoot him and he was crying a lot. he went back into the house where he surrendered and the suspect is facing several felony charges and it will be more severe because he is an ex- felo
lorraine blanco has more of the suspect surrendering, good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning torii, police tell us he is a 41-year-old felon and has some kind of a relationship where he barricaded himself for almost seven hours. let's look at the exclusive video where he barricaded himself and he surrendered after a long night of negotiations. officers rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal. it all started hours earlier when an alameda sheriff's deputies...
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reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> muni wants to reduce rising overtime costs. the bay citizen reports muni has hired 88 part-time workers to work full time. the change should save muni nearly $2 million in additional i've time expenses. this year, the overtime could cost the financially-strapped agency $6 million. >>> the fed is ready to take further action if the u.s. economy gets weaker but he didn't say what the steps would be. >> monetary policy is not a panacea. it would be much better to have a broad-based effort. i will leave the details to congress who has considered many of these issues. so i woulden much more -- i would be much more comfortable if congress would take some of this burden from us and address tom of -- address some of these issues. >> bernanke also acknowledged the risks from thing why gun debt crisis in europe. analysts say they do not expect any action before the policy committee meets later this month. >>> we'll show you more of an unusual accident that triggered a fire underground. >>> temperatures are h
reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> muni wants to reduce rising overtime costs. the bay citizen reports muni has hired 88 part-time workers to work full time. the change should save muni nearly $2 million in additional i've time expenses. this year, the overtime could cost the financially-strapped agency $6 million. >>> the fed is ready to take further action if the u.s. economy gets weaker but he didn't say what the...
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reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just a few hours fire experts will inspect the west oakland senior center. federal agents visit the burn site yesterday. they are bringing in specialists to help determine the cause. last thursday the complex which was still under construction went up in flames shutting down bart service for nearly 12 hours. >>> also this morning crews are still watching out for hot spots from a big fire at the base of mount diablo. news chopper 2 was overhead as the fast moving flames destroy a historic cabin. that cabin was known as mary's haven. it was a popular rest stop where hikers could take a quick break and grab refreshments. yesterday's fire also closed mount diablo scenic boulevard. >> hoping everyone is okay. hoping it wasn't a house. nobody wants to see their house go up. >> there is three houses on that property. one of them is a complete loss. the other two are intact. and two acres of wild land burn. >> no one was hurt. fire investigators are trying to determine the cause. >>> the alameda county coroner may provide some
reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> in just a few hours fire experts will inspect the west oakland senior center. federal agents visit the burn site yesterday. they are bringing in specialists to help determine the cause. last thursday the complex which was still under construction went up in flames shutting down bart service for nearly 12 hours. >>> also this morning crews are still watching out for hot spots from a big fire at the base of mount...
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lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that really too close to call still? >> reporter: yeah, it is too close to call. this morning the nose on prop 29 are ahead by as little as 63,000. if this sticks smokers won't pay an extra if the tax on cigarettes is $0.87. prop 29 would raise it to $1.89. that would raise $7 million for cancer research. >> it's something we are all concerned about. >> reporter: outspent the campaign putting more than $60 million into ads. as we said before it's too close to call this morning. it has been deck and neck for awhile. hopefully we'll get results later on today. lorraine blanco channel 2 news. >> and as we mentioned earlier mitt romney won the support of california republican voters. romney has 79.6% of the vote. ron paul has 10%. despite winning in california he also won in montana, new jersey, new mexico, and jack yesterday. only one presidential primary he mains. that is use. romney his -- one was in fort worth. he told the crowd this is a critical time for america and that he and president obama have different ideas on h
lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that really too close to call still? >> reporter: yeah, it is too close to call. this morning the nose on prop 29 are ahead by as little as 63,000. if this sticks smokers won't pay an extra if the tax on cigarettes is $0.87. prop 29 would raise it to $1.89. that would raise $7 million for cancer research. >> it's something we are all concerned about. >> reporter: outspent the campaign putting more than $60 million into...
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lorraine blanco is live with the story. lorraine? >> reporter: well, voters overwhelmingly supported measure b as you said. at a news conference here at downtown superior court in san jose, legal council for several public employee unions said it is unlawful and vowed to fight it with multiple lawsuits. the san jose police officers association and the san jose firefighters say the measure makes unlawful changes to healthcare, disability insurance. workers have to pay 16% of their retirement benefits and new hires would get less generous benefits. >> the mayor of the city has four months. in addition to that, literally, hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not a million dollars, from funds both inside and outside of this city by various business interests was spent in an election that drew less of the third of the electorate to vote. >> reporter: this is video of supporters gathering last night. supporters say pensions for san jose city workers are too generous and too expensive for the city. the unions told told us -- told us today y
lorraine blanco is live with the story. lorraine? >> reporter: well, voters overwhelmingly supported measure b as you said. at a news conference here at downtown superior court in san jose, legal council for several public employee unions said it is unlawful and vowed to fight it with multiple lawsuits. the san jose police officers association and the san jose firefighters say the measure makes unlawful changes to healthcare, disability insurance. workers have to pay 16% of their...
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lorraine blanco is out there. what's happening? >> reporter: crews are drilling and more utility trucks just arrived on mason between beach and mason. the break sunday control. there is a lot of sediment on the street t came out when the break happened at 4:00 a.m. the p.u.c. thinks it occurred in front of that 7/11. the crew will identify where the leak happened. it will take a few hours. the crews will have to cover the -- will have to cove the cracks and holes. >> we didn't know what happened. we just saw the mud and sand and gross stuff, had to walk over it. >> i thought it was weird. >> the street looked like a beach. >> the water main break affecting a dozen businesses including the radisson, the radisson and a subway. the p.u.c. is hoping to finish the work by 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon. m the -- in the meantime, they say please be patient. there will be limited traffic allowed right here on mason. reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> that's our report for this morning.
lorraine blanco is out there. what's happening? >> reporter: crews are drilling and more utility trucks just arrived on mason between beach and mason. the break sunday control. there is a lot of sediment on the street t came out when the break happened at 4:00 a.m. the p.u.c. thinks it occurred in front of that 7/11. the crew will identify where the leak happened. it will take a few hours. the crews will have to cover the -- will have to cove the cracks and holes. >> we didn't know...
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lorraine blanco has been on this since 4:30 this morning. what do you know? >> reporter: he says there's exnsive water and smoke damage. some may have to find a different place to live. there's several police and fire investigators still on scene, all looking for clues and evidence of arson. investigators think the fire started with the five cars burning simultaneously. they think the flames spread from the carport to the apartment building above. this building is unlivable. >> they have gone through everything. they have put together the pieces of the puzzle. >> reporter: the american red cross is helping families with food and shelter. the apartments are no longer available to them. they have no power and no gas. reporting live in redwood city, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:49. an overnight fire in oakland left a house very badly damaged. the fire started about 2:45. >> at this time, the fire is under investigation. >> the firefighters say no one was inside their but this was not a vacant house. they will be calling in the red cross to help an
lorraine blanco has been on this since 4:30 this morning. what do you know? >> reporter: he says there's exnsive water and smoke damage. some may have to find a different place to live. there's several police and fire investigators still on scene, all looking for clues and evidence of arson. investigators think the fire started with the five cars burning simultaneously. they think the flames spread from the carport to the apartment building above. this building is unlivable. >> they...
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reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:30. san francisco ethics commission has begun deciding if the city's suspended sheriff should be permanently removed from office. >> supporter greeted ross mirkarimi with cheers and applause as he went before the panel deciding his faith. >> as one of the top law enforcement officials for the city, he ought not to have engagement with his wife. >> he's simply resorting to smear and has the case has been about is smear and sensationalism, throwing whatever to the wall to see what sticks. >> the mayor suspended the sheriff three months ago. >>> the silicon valley executive accused switching price tags on leg go products will be back in court today. this man is scheduled to enter a plea to four counts of burglary. investigators say he would by and then -- he would buy them and then sell them on ebay. >>> max wade is accused of firing shots at a young millionaire. wade propelled down into a san francisco dealership to steal the car owned by guy fieri. >>> no and chris bukari, the bicyclist wh
reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:30. san francisco ethics commission has begun deciding if the city's suspended sheriff should be permanently removed from office. >> supporter greeted ross mirkarimi with cheers and applause as he went before the panel deciding his faith. >> as one of the top law enforcement officials for the city, he ought not to have engagement with his wife. >> he's simply resorting to smear and has the case has...
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lorraine blanco is at the base this morning with the last minute negotiations that may have saved the deal. lorraine. >> reporter: pam, council members voted 7-0 to approve this new deal but not before dozens of members of the community stepped far to chime in on what they want to see here. after hours of discussion last night. council members approved a billion dollar program. many organizers got a lot of what they wanted. prologent will bill the warehouses and agreed to hire oakland residence for half of their staff. they also agreed to refrain from asking job applicants if they have been convicted of a crime. many residence think these negotiations with thousands of new jobs propsed could be see to controlling violence in oakland. >> right now -- not just for oakland but for the region. >> somebody is at work and they are not in the streets then everything will change for the better and parents will feel better if thaw can have job. >>> by moving war the city made a deline. contraction will start on the warehouses after that. for now we are reporting live in oakland lorraine blanco
lorraine blanco is at the base this morning with the last minute negotiations that may have saved the deal. lorraine. >> reporter: pam, council members voted 7-0 to approve this new deal but not before dozens of members of the community stepped far to chime in on what they want to see here. after hours of discussion last night. council members approved a billion dollar program. many organizers got a lot of what they wanted. prologent will bill the warehouses and agreed to hire oakland...
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lorraine blanco have a live update. >>> time is 6:01. in case you are wondering bart service is running back to normal. now more on that fire to shut down the train. bart is inspecting the track out there this morning. make sure there is no residual problems. cara liu is live in oakland with the fire investigation update and how bart service is doing now. >> reporter: good morning. first i want to show you the tracks up here. bart service is functioning normally again if you take a look at this elevated track here. the trains we saw just a little bit ago running normally. this is a san francisco bound train here from the west oakland bart station. a lot of folks happy to see this. and a day ago bart service shut down all morning long. it was a melt down of a morning commute for just about anyone trying to get across the bay. the service did resume yesterday before 4:00 in the afternoon. this morning bart says it's business as usual. folks we talk to waiting for their trains were relieved. >> it's nice to see them working. it's a little i
lorraine blanco have a live update. >>> time is 6:01. in case you are wondering bart service is running back to normal. now more on that fire to shut down the train. bart is inspecting the track out there this morning. make sure there is no residual problems. cara liu is live in oakland with the fire investigation update and how bart service is doing now. >> reporter: good morning. first i want to show you the tracks up here. bart service is functioning normally again if you take...
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you can see ktvu lorraine blanco is there. lorraine what do you know. >> firefighters are still investigating the cause out here this morning, but they think it may have started on the porch in a barbecue grill. you can see just how high the flames shot into the air from this video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just after 1 a.m. right at the beginning of that fire. contra costa told us it quickly became a 3 alarm fire. it started in the bottom unit at the river -- at least three units were fully engulfed. neighbors describe a chaotic scene as people ran for their lives mr. we heard people screaming help, and we were trying to call 9-1-1 and it took a long time for them to come. it took too long for them to come. people were screaming help. we were hysterical. we didn't know if they were dead or what. i'm glad to know everybody got out. >> four families are displaced. at least two of the units are a total loss. in all 12 adults and four children are without a home this morning. the american red cross is helping them wit
you can see ktvu lorraine blanco is there. lorraine what do you know. >> firefighters are still investigating the cause out here this morning, but they think it may have started on the porch in a barbecue grill. you can see just how high the flames shot into the air from this video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just after 1 a.m. right at the beginning of that fire. contra costa told us it quickly became a 3 alarm fire. it started in the bottom unit at the river -- at least three...
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oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> flee berkeley massage parlors are under ainvestigation for alleged acts of prostitution. the san francisco chronicle blog says critical massage has 20 days to shut down. two other passage parlours, acupressure health center and berkeley alouette have already closed. the city council plans to revoke those permits by the end of next month. >>> today two ceremonies were held. 51 seniors were banned from the school's official graduation ceremony this morning because of a senior prank that we told you about. the contra costa times say some parents hosted an alternative graduation at a private home. the students were punished for validalizing heritage high school last week and tieing a lamb to a post. >>> people phenomenally got their hands on the latest designer sneakers from nike, but many say they will never wear them. about 40 people were outside of this sheikh store on martin street in san francisco when the doors opened at the 9:00, they were all waiting for the nike yeezy shoes by kanye west. >> well, i'm selling them. i have two kids. a
oakland, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> flee berkeley massage parlors are under ainvestigation for alleged acts of prostitution. the san francisco chronicle blog says critical massage has 20 days to shut down. two other passage parlours, acupressure health center and berkeley alouette have already closed. the city council plans to revoke those permits by the end of next month. >>> today two ceremonies were held. 51 seniors were banned from the school's official...
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and just so you know, reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> sal, how are we doing so far? >> 12, we are doing pretty well. and let's go outside you can see the bay bridge, there are a lot of cars it might be and it is not happening right now. 101 san francisco, northbound traffic looks good approaching the 880 split. and from san ramon to pleasanton, and dumbarton brim that looks good. we do have some fog, some of it came back in parts of the city and on the san mateo coast and it is not solid or anything -- solid or anything. 55 on the lows and the lows are starting to dip. 56 and 72 and still some of the inland locations and we have no doubt about the sea breeze up to the delta. 70s and 80s, waters sun, fog, systems to the north is helping some of that fog man she and napa 49 redwood city, 51. west southwest at travis and there is a delta breeze but san jose and santa rosa are staying calm. there is spinning ands actually -- and it is actually a bigelow. coastal clouds, patchy low clouds mainly inland temperatures are starting off in the 40s and 50s and it
and just so you know, reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> sal, how are we doing so far? >> 12, we are doing pretty well. and let's go outside you can see the bay bridge, there are a lot of cars it might be and it is not happening right now. 101 san francisco, northbound traffic looks good approaching the 880 split. and from san ramon to pleasanton, and dumbarton brim that looks good. we do have some fog, some of it came back in parts of the city and on...
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ktvu lorraine blanco has been there all morning and police have shut off part of the street. what's going on lorraine? >> that's correct dave. livermore police just moved us away from the home and put up this crime scene tape. they would only tell me arson investigators want to preserve the scene out here. let's take a look at cell phone video shot by a neighbor behind the home. there were four people inside the house when the fire broke out after 11 last night. a woman was taken to'den hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and burns. a neighbor tells us she was hysterical. she said it was quite a scene leave of last night for this quiet neighborhood. >> it looked like a giant mushroom type of flame and ball and everything, and then after they got the house out, there was a gas line over here that burned for -- we were out here for at least an hour and it was still burning when we went home. >> firefighters worked most of the night hosing down hot spots. they left here about 5 this morning. back out here live pg&e crews are on scene right now. they're repairing a hole they
ktvu lorraine blanco has been there all morning and police have shut off part of the street. what's going on lorraine? >> that's correct dave. livermore police just moved us away from the home and put up this crime scene tape. they would only tell me arson investigators want to preserve the scene out here. let's take a look at cell phone video shot by a neighbor behind the home. there were four people inside the house when the fire broke out after 11 last night. a woman was taken to'den...
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ktvu's lorraine blanco takes us aboard the uss hornet. >> reporter: honoring military dads on the uss hornet. the uss hornet hosted stories of glory this father's day. he took back his seat today. >> i picked him up in the morning and he would say a prayer before we go. >> reporter: it is these tales that may some day disappear, that is why he encourages his dad to keep telling them. multiple generations of service to the red, white and blue. but their mentor sits as the true pride of the pack. >> this is a great teaching tool because they don't teach history in school anymore and this is something they should do. >> reporter: he travels from coast to coast sharing his world war ii stories and carry as photograph of general patten to give to young people. he says the key to longevity is to keep working and keep your sense of humor. >> keep busy instead of becoming a couch potato. i don't think win, beer, nothing. >> reporter: advice and memories from the greatest generation we should all fight to preserve. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also a special day for another group
ktvu's lorraine blanco takes us aboard the uss hornet. >> reporter: honoring military dads on the uss hornet. the uss hornet hosted stories of glory this father's day. he took back his seat today. >> i picked him up in the morning and he would say a prayer before we go. >> reporter: it is these tales that may some day disappear, that is why he encourages his dad to keep telling them. multiple generations of service to the red, white and blue. but their mentor sits as the true...
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lorraine blanco joins us with more. good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. the district attorney said this is an especially scary case because of all the young and vulnerable people he had access to. he faces four counts of sexual abuse. the police department spent the last year investigating bailey after a young girl at the facility said she was molested by him in their room for a period of four years. bailey was a staff member in los gatos for four years. he house children who are dependants of the court. at the same time he worked for the developmentally disabled. >> we have three known victims but given the wide access to young children especially developmentally disabled children in san jose, we are worried there are more. >> reporter: bailey is also charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled 18-year-old kid and a 12-year-old accused him of molesting her and at that time prosecutors didn't move forward with the case because they didn't think they had enough evidence. bailey is being held on half a million dollars bail. reporting live in
lorraine blanco joins us with more. good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. the district attorney said this is an especially scary case because of all the young and vulnerable people he had access to. he faces four counts of sexual abuse. the police department spent the last year investigating bailey after a young girl at the facility said she was molested by him in their room for a period of four years. bailey was a staff member in los gatos for four years. he house...
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ktvu's lorraine blanco with how the community came together to honor one of their own-a beautiful and solemn moment as a retired army colonel remembers and salutes his fallen grandson. >> he hit me right across the heart when he said papa, i want to be like you. that is pretty rough, because i have had to live with that. >> reporter: danville painted the town red- white-and-blue to honor lance corporal joshua corral today. last november the marine was killed many an explosive device detonated in afghanistan. to pay tribute to his sacrifice and to others, the community dedicated this fallen heroes statue with the veterans memorial building. >> we're seeing friends that we haven't seen for years, strangers coming up to us, the whole community is represented here today. and that is what touches our hearts the most. >> reporter: loved ones called the 19-year- old san ramon gratchachi. his commander calls him a hero. >>chachi involvemented to walk in front of his squad in every patrol and volunteered to carry the metal detector that ensured he would be the first to close with any suspiciou
ktvu's lorraine blanco with how the community came together to honor one of their own-a beautiful and solemn moment as a retired army colonel remembers and salutes his fallen grandson. >> he hit me right across the heart when he said papa, i want to be like you. that is pretty rough, because i have had to live with that. >> reporter: danville painted the town red- white-and-blue to honor lance corporal joshua corral today. last november the marine was killed many an explosive device...
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lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in sacramento say a gang member is the suspect in a weekend shooting that killed four people, including the gunman. the 26-year-old shooter is a parolee who is suggest to supervision after serving time. he was killed at the scene after he entered a home and shot a husband and wife who lived there as well as a 33- year-old man. another resident shot him. >>> observers paid a visit to syria. here is video showing the observers in the town. it has not been verified. reports from the u.n. say there is new violence with syrian troops shelling towns and strafing them from attack helicopters. >>> doctors revived hosni mubarak when they couldn't find a pulse. he was given a life sentence 9 days ago and suffering from high blood pressure, depression and breathing difficulties. hosni mubarak is 84 years old and ruled egypt for 29 years. >>> scientists uncurved a link -- uncovered a dark link with death. plus the problem on board the mars rover that could contaminate samples. >> new software and hardware, a look at the upgrades announced today by
lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police in sacramento say a gang member is the suspect in a weekend shooting that killed four people, including the gunman. the 26-year-old shooter is a parolee who is suggest to supervision after serving time. he was killed at the scene after he entered a home and shot a husband and wife who lived there as well as a 33- year-old man. another resident shot him. >>> observers paid a visit to syria. here is video showing the observers in...
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ktvu's lorraine blanco tells us what happened. >> reporter: the details are catchy at this point but you can -- sketchy at this point but you can see police blocked off this section to investigate. an officer discharged his weapon but no one was hurt. right now the sheriff's department and the police are on scene looking at evidence and interviewing witnesses. investigators were attempting to pull over a stolen vehicle after 2:00 when the driver rammed them. one officer fired but they don't believe anyone was hit. >> it is unique. most of the time you are able to take them into custody without incident. >> reporter: they have someone detailed but they are -- detained but their not sure how much he is involved. there are other suspects. live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are learning what piece of equipment failed leading to an officer shooting this morning later. >>> programs to help victims of violence. city leaders and victim's family members were there. she got involved after she attended the funerals of two victims in her district. >> when you are listening to a m
ktvu's lorraine blanco tells us what happened. >> reporter: the details are catchy at this point but you can -- sketchy at this point but you can see police blocked off this section to investigate. an officer discharged his weapon but no one was hurt. right now the sheriff's department and the police are on scene looking at evidence and interviewing witnesses. investigators were attempting to pull over a stolen vehicle after 2:00 when the driver rammed them. one officer fired but they...
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reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a big decision on same sex marriage may propel this controversial issue all the way to the supreme court. in just a couple of hours, a federal supreme court will decide to rehear a legal challenge to proposition 8 or send the case to the supreme court. a three judge panel for the 9th circuit ruled prop 8 was unconstitutional. supporters have asked for a full hearing before 11 judges. >>> it is election day in the bay area and voter turnout is expected to be extremely low. tara moriarty is at a polling center in berkeley with more of what is at stake today and what will be different for voters. >> in about what hours, they will take place and voter turn out is expected to be extremely low this year. more than 17 million who are registered to vote and only a fraction are considered to be voting in this election are 6 million and that's just 3 5%. one major difference as story mentioned was the only primary and for the first time, each advance to the general election and that's regardless of their political party. in conservat
reporting live lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a big decision on same sex marriage may propel this controversial issue all the way to the supreme court. in just a couple of hours, a federal supreme court will decide to rehear a legal challenge to proposition 8 or send the case to the supreme court. a three judge panel for the 9th circuit ruled prop 8 was unconstitutional. supporters have asked for a full hearing before 11 judges. >>> it is election day in the...
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lorraine blanco has been there all morning. you are back now with the details of how it may have started. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether a barbecue grill is to blame? just an hour, that fire destroyed two apartment homes. let's take a look at video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just at 1:00 a.m. contra costa county fire shows us because there were so many victims, they called three alarms. >> this was primary wood frame construction and fire can consume those that material quickly. they put this fire out quickly. >> reporter: four families are displaced. two units are a total loss. reporting live, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> thank you. 8:00, a shooting in oakland left one man dead -- one man dead. it happened between foothill boulevard between 22nd and 23rd avenue. the victim was 26 years old. his identity is being withhold until family members are notified. the victim reportedly got into an altercation outside of the home he'd been visiting. >>> the man convicted of killing a father a
lorraine blanco has been there all morning. you are back now with the details of how it may have started. >> reporter: investigators are looking into whether a barbecue grill is to blame? just an hour, that fire destroyed two apartment homes. let's take a look at video we obtained from a neighbor. this was just at 1:00 a.m. contra costa county fire shows us because there were so many victims, they called three alarms. >> this was primary wood frame construction and fire can consume...
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. >>> reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> officers were trying to shoot and kill and inside they found an 18-year-old woman who had been shot in the chest. the woman was taken to alameda county hospital where she was pronounced dead. >>> we had new information about what started a large apartment fire in the tenderloin districts. the fire was started yesterday evening by men doing plumbing working in the building. men from 12 to 14 apartments were severely damaged and can not be lived in and they started and worked from the street as firefighters worked from the apartment. >> i figured oh, maybe they will just let them in with my key but i went up there and our door was already destroyed and part of our apartment was nearly demolished. >> the building's owner said they will be offered a place to stay in corporate housing. >> they are back to normal after they came down on pedestrians. police tell the san francisco chronicle a hub may have become detached and snapped the live wires. witnesses came down injuring pedestrians. >> they were on the pro
. >>> reporting live in oakland, lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> officers were trying to shoot and kill and inside they found an 18-year-old woman who had been shot in the chest. the woman was taken to alameda county hospital where she was pronounced dead. >>> we had new information about what started a large apartment fire in the tenderloin districts. the fire was started yesterday evening by men doing plumbing working in the building. men from 12 to...
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ktvu lorraine blanco is joining us live now. she is in san leandro with a lot more on this race that is still too close to call. >> reporter: dave, with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the no's on prop 29 are ahead. we talked to many that said thank goodness but they said if the tax did go, they would still buy them. it aims to tax cigarettes by $1. it would have raised $700 million for cancer research. >> i'm impressed. i mean i think everything is tax too much. i know it's benefiting. not the working class. so what good is it? >> the no on 29 campaign bankroll by the tobacco industry. far out the anti29 campaign for the initiative would send research dollars out of state because it did not dictate where the money must be spent. supporters spent close to 18 million. they anticipate it would >>> 6:03. it appears california voters are given way a. 38.6% sea. however they will still be allowed to spend those years in the same house. >>> in san jose pension reform has passed. voters said yes to measure b and it won by a b
ktvu lorraine blanco is joining us live now. she is in san leandro with a lot more on this race that is still too close to call. >> reporter: dave, with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the no's on prop 29 are ahead. we talked to many that said thank goodness but they said if the tax did go, they would still buy them. it aims to tax cigarettes by $1. it would have raised $700 million for cancer research. >> i'm impressed. i mean i think everything is tax too much. i know...
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ktvu lorraine blanco is there and joins us from the scene. lorraine. >> reporter: firefighters are still investigating the cause this morning, but they do think it may started on a porch because of a barbecue grill. apartment management did move us out to the street here but we were able to obtain this video. here's a look at home video of the flames just after 1 a.m. right after the beginning of the fire. contra costa fire tells us it became a 3 alarm blaze because of the allow humidity. there a red flag warning until 8 a.m. it started? n a bottom unit. at least three units were fully engulfed. everyone was able to get out safely this morning. many because of some quick thinking by a young boy who lives here. >> i woke up to the smell of fire. so i went out of the house and i went around the corner and saw the patio right there, like, a fire, a huge fire, and i broke the window and i told everybody to get out. so i got everybody out of the house, went around the whole entire complex knocking on everybody's door yelling fire. >> reporter: fou
ktvu lorraine blanco is there and joins us from the scene. lorraine. >> reporter: firefighters are still investigating the cause this morning, but they do think it may started on a porch because of a barbecue grill. apartment management did move us out to the street here but we were able to obtain this video. here's a look at home video of the flames just after 1 a.m. right after the beginning of the fire. contra costa fire tells us it became a 3 alarm blaze because of the allow humidity....
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lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that is still close to call. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the nose on 29 are a-- the no's on 29 are ahead by 69 votes. in california the tax on cigarettes right now is $0.87. it has been that way for more than a decade. prop 29 will aim to increase the tax. >> saving lives, keeping kids from spoking and really funding critical research. >> reporter: now the no on 29 campaign mostly bankrolled by the tobacco company spent more than the no campaign. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. >>> 5:04 it appears california voters have given approval to term limit changes to state legislatures. and shows proposition 28 had 64.4% voting yes. under the measure lawmakers will be limited to 12 years of service. down from 14 years. but they will be allowed to spend those years in the house. >>> 5:04. in san jose pension reform has passed. voters said yes to measure b and it won by a big margin. this is seen as a win for san jose mayor chuck reid and a loss fo
lorraine blanco joins us live from san leandro with a race that is still close to call. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. with 100% of precincts reporting this morning, the nose on 29 are a-- the no's on 29 are ahead by 69 votes. in california the tax on cigarettes right now is $0.87. it has been that way for more than a decade. prop 29 will aim to increase the tax. >> saving lives, keeping kids from spoking and really funding critical research. >> reporter: now the no...
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lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene in red wood city, good morning, pam. >> reporter: he told me this fire seems to be a deliberate act and you can see in red wood city the street is still closed off while investigators try to find the exact cause. it started in the car port with up to five cars on fire at the same time. it spread to a nearby apartment building at 2:20 a.m. two dozen people are homeless this morning. the others have smoke and water damage and the whole building had to be evacuated. all 27 people got out safely and the fire quickly grew to three alarms. >> it is based on the amount of working that had to be done. the amount of fire, the fatigue factor is not a safety concern for us and then the amount of working we have to do is usually where the bulk of the job has to occur. >> the american red cross is helping all the residents with food and shelter and at a community center there were no surveillance camera but the deputy tells me it -- there were no injuries but the deputy tells me this is peers to be a collect it -- appears to be a deliberate act. >>> fire
lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene in red wood city, good morning, pam. >> reporter: he told me this fire seems to be a deliberate act and you can see in red wood city the street is still closed off while investigators try to find the exact cause. it started in the car port with up to five cars on fire at the same time. it spread to a nearby apartment building at 2:20 a.m. two dozen people are homeless this morning. the others have smoke and water damage and the whole building...
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lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> big business news. the may employment report is due out 5:30 this morning in just a result bit. we will find out whether employers added more jobs. coming up at 5:15 we will go live to our washington, d.c. bureau for what economists expect the labor department to reveal. >>> reservoirs will be searched for signs of sierra lamar. santa clara county sheriffs dive team will search the uvas reservoir. last friday search turned up nothing. now sierra lamar's friends and family are not giving up hope to find her alive. they will be holding a rally tonight 7:00 at her old school. some 400 people attended the vigil there back in march shortly after she disappeared. in the meantime the suspect ann toe anyone garcia torres made another court appearance yesterday. they charged the 21-year-old with one count of murder with the special circumstance of kidnapping instead of two counts of murder and kidnapping. >>> police in santa clara investigating a sexual assault. a woman told police she was assaulted on park aven
lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> big business news. the may employment report is due out 5:30 this morning in just a result bit. we will find out whether employers added more jobs. coming up at 5:15 we will go live to our washington, d.c. bureau for what economists expect the labor department to reveal. >>> reservoirs will be searched for signs of sierra lamar. santa clara county sheriffs dive team will search the uvas reservoir. last friday search turned up nothing....
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lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fire destroyed a vacant home around 11 at 9 #th avenue. firefighters -- 98th avenue. firefighters broke into the home to fight the flames. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> time 7:04. a fight that happened outside a san francisco miewni car was caught -- muni car was caught on tape. being see a woman well this is a different story this is about we were talk about woman holding onto an f car on market street and an onlooker tried to pull her down and they were fighting and all this happened while people were waiting in line for the new nike air shoes that we told you about last week. and we will get back to that in a moment. in the meantime, a sacramento woman is facing child endangerment charges after police say she left her 6 week old baby inside a car in 90 degree heat. police say 31-year-old andrea pas-perdomo took her child to target store but locked the child in the car. someone saw the baby and called the police. firefighters had to pry the car door open to get child out. the baby was rush to the hospital chec
lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a fire destroyed a vacant home around 11 at 9 #th avenue. firefighters -- 98th avenue. firefighters broke into the home to fight the flames. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. >>> time 7:04. a fight that happened outside a san francisco miewni car was caught -- muni car was caught on tape. being see a woman well this is a different story this is about we were talk about woman holding onto an f car on market street and...
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. >> lorraine blanco, ktvu news. >>> the fire here started around 2:45. they acted quickly and the home is now unlivable. >> no one was inside. but it was not a vacant home. they will call in the red cross to help anyone who lived there. >> the fire chief is questioning pg&e's response to an explosion. it sparked a big fire. it happened yesterday in san bruno avenue in a portola neighborhood. a construction worker was doing welding work. natural gas flowed uncontrolled for two hours while firefighters battled the flames. >> pg&e said the workers arrived on the scene but they couldn't if stop the leak because of the flames. three firefighters suffered minor injuries. >>> jurors are listening to more graphic testimony today of former assistant coach jerry sandusky. now a 25-year-old man identified as victim number 10 told juror that is when he was 11 years old, sandusky pinned him on the floor and sexually assaulted hill. sandusky threatened him and a said he would never see the foster family again if he toll anyone. >> six more victims are expected to test
. >> lorraine blanco, ktvu news. >>> the fire here started around 2:45. they acted quickly and the home is now unlivable. >> no one was inside. but it was not a vacant home. they will call in the red cross to help anyone who lived there. >> the fire chief is questioning pg&e's response to an explosion. it sparked a big fire. it happened yesterday in san bruno avenue in a portola neighborhood. a construction worker was doing welding work. natural gas flowed...
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lorraine blanco is live to tell us about the questions police are still trying to answer. lorraine? >> reporter: investigators are now interviewing that suspect trying to figure out why he did what he did and why he chose this particular home here on high and jensen street to barricade himself. a mother and her boy are back in their hole. we tried to talk to -- home. we tried to talk to her but she didn't answer her door. the suspect surrendered after seven hours of negotiationing. he's a 41-year-old -- negotiations. he's a 41-year-old ex-felon. another hostage, a man was released sometime after 11:00 p.m. it all started around 8:00 when an alameda county sheriff's deputy tried to arrest that man driving a stolen saturn near 41st and international. >> the suspect fired at the deputy and drove off. two passengers fled on foot. police evacuated nearby homes and buildings and blocked off streets. >> the primary mission is to protect everyone involved. so we were able to with our entry team and hostage negotiations come down here and have a dialogue with the suspect and we were able to
lorraine blanco is live to tell us about the questions police are still trying to answer. lorraine? >> reporter: investigators are now interviewing that suspect trying to figure out why he did what he did and why he chose this particular home here on high and jensen street to barricade himself. a mother and her boy are back in their hole. we tried to talk to -- home. we tried to talk to her but she didn't answer her door. the suspect surrendered after seven hours of negotiationing. he's a...
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lorraine blanco is live in san leandro right now to tell us what people out there are saying about the results so far. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. with the 100% of precincts reporting right now this morning, the noes on 29 are ahead by a little more than 63,000 votes. now, we talked with a 7-11 employee who said the tax would not only hurt smokers but also business. the prop is aiming to tax $1 per pack. the initiative would have raised more than $700 million for cancer research and help education. a 7-11 employee here, who is also a smoker, tells us, when taxes go up, profits go down. >> right now it's $6 something a pack. we have to keep coming up with creative ideas to sell the cigarettes, lowering the prices which means nobody wins. >> reporter: the no on 29 campaign, mostly bankrolled by the tobacco industry far outspent the yes campaign. the anti-29 campaign would expend research dollars out of the state because it did not dictate where the money would be spent. supporters spent $18 million. they insist the tax revenue would stay in california and cre
lorraine blanco is live in san leandro right now to tell us what people out there are saying about the results so far. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. with the 100% of precincts reporting right now this morning, the noes on 29 are ahead by a little more than 63,000 votes. now, we talked with a 7-11 employee who said the tax would not only hurt smokers but also business. the prop is aiming to tax $1 per pack. the initiative would have raised more than $700 million...
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lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> they will decide if the deputy will have to turn over his court records. they want to obtain records of his calls and texts. >> reportedly he and his campaign manager said he bruised his arm. they ordered the attorneys to return to court on thursday. the ethics hearing is set to begin on june 19th. >> a hearing is scheduled at 2:30 for seniors in brentwood. they were suspended for taking part in a planning. they filed papers in court claiming they were unfairly suspended. they took part in a senior planning and included graph feat tee and a lamb -- graffiti. and they may not be able to attend graduation. >>> what happens, it creates algae. a stench, mosquitoes. >>> people say they are fed up with a problem on their street and demanding that the city do something about it. rosemary is up to tell you about the temperatures and news about the windses. >> this is in the hard times. >> bay area team helps out the community. what is being done today that has people saying thanks. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home on our newly expa
lorraine blanco, channel 2 news. >>> they will decide if the deputy will have to turn over his court records. they want to obtain records of his calls and texts. >> reportedly he and his campaign manager said he bruised his arm. they ordered the attorneys to return to court on thursday. the ethics hearing is set to begin on june 19th. >> a hearing is scheduled at 2:30 for seniors in brentwood. they were suspended for taking part in a planning. they filed papers in court...
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lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:02. the oakland city council votes on a laen -- votes on a plan to convert the old oakland army base for the port. >>> san francisco's muni board could approve a plan that would make life easier for guests. a plan could allow you goes and -- guests to be used any time. the passes would have the date they are used and combine dab and hang from the r of the vehicle they are using this for. >>> sal's coming back. he says it's really slow on the east shore and camera contra costa county -- on contra costa county. >> yes. the whole thing is very slow. this is 80. look at the road sensors. if you do drive from vallejo down to berkeley, the whole area is slow. remember last time we were wondering if maybe some of the bay bridge is light because some people can't get through. as we move true the maps to eastern contra costa county. and then hayward traffic has become very, very slow driving toward union city in fremont. this morning's commute is a little bit slow. stop and go and slow. here it is
lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:02. the oakland city council votes on a laen -- votes on a plan to convert the old oakland army base for the port. >>> san francisco's muni board could approve a plan that would make life easier for guests. a plan could allow you goes and -- guests to be used any time. the passes would have the date they are used and combine dab and hang from the r of the vehicle they are using this for. >>> sal's coming back. he says it's...
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lorraine blanco has more on these down willing stories. >> reporter: he was charged back in 2009 and back in 2009 prosecutors didn't think they had enough evidence to move forward. he spent the last few years investigating bailey after a 9- year-olds said she was molested for a period of three years. he was a staff member in los gatos for four years. he houses children who are dependants with the court. she was assaulted at the group home and at that time he was not charged but he tipped to working at the facility. >> since -- he continued to working at the facility. there was digital evidence and other victims came forward with our ability to close this case and open and eventually file charges. >> now he worked for the developmentally disabled and an 18-year-old said she was holisticked -- molested after an outing with bailey and his family. he faces four counts of sexual abuse. and if convicted, he faces 53 years to life in prison. >> reporting live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> this evening, san francisco ethics commission will begin the hearing on whether sheriff
lorraine blanco has more on these down willing stories. >> reporter: he was charged back in 2009 and back in 2009 prosecutors didn't think they had enough evidence to move forward. he spent the last few years investigating bailey after a 9- year-olds said she was molested for a period of three years. he was a staff member in los gatos for four years. he houses children who are dependants with the court. she was assaulted at the group home and at that time he was not charged but he tipped...
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reporting live in mill bray, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> some firefighters and the decision will be made in bethel island or brent wood or cut 19 jobs and two stations. measure x would have saved those jobs and stations. and it has closed in time for the housing market. >>> and now the primary election here in california, many of whom mailed air deadlines. by law, they will announce the final count. >>> leon panetta announced anyon announced visit just as violence there was on the rise. coming up, why leon panetta says they are reaching the limits of their patients and still focusing on a new area, ktvu channel 2 morning news has been told it is the fishing spot of antolin garcia-torres who is charged with the killing of sierra lemar. the next search is set for saturday. >>> starting saturday, they will have to be on leashes but they are hoping to block the new rule. they have been gathering signatures to avenue turn the evidence. and instead they will have to desite whether to appeal it or have it pack. >> maybe that is a good oh men for the morning commute. >>
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tara moriarty is there at the -- lorraine blanco is there at the scene and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, right? >> reporter: yes, firefighters are still here putting out hot spots and you can see water dripping from the frame of thous. they were shot by a video and the fire broke out just after 11:00 last night. a woman was taken to the hospital and she was running around the house looking for a family dog hysterical. flames shot 30 feet into the air. >> the fire was huge, it lit up the whole sky and there was popping banging noises you can hear the water heater explode and when the entire house was enoughed and pg&e was here with a backhoe digging into the group to turn it off. back here you can see the driver is here doing it this morning and fire investigations are here to -- investigators are here to determine a cause. livermore, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are now under investigation and taking a look. firefighters responded to the house on h street after reports of an addict fire. it took time to get the flames under control. nobody was injured and fi
tara moriarty is there at the -- lorraine blanco is there at the scene and the cause of the fire is still under investigation, right? >> reporter: yes, firefighters are still here putting out hot spots and you can see water dripping from the frame of thous. they were shot by a video and the fire broke out just after 11:00 last night. a woman was taken to the hospital and she was running around the house looking for a family dog hysterical. flames shot 30 feet into the air. >> the...
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lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene, lorraine? >> reporter: well pam, i just spoke with one of the residents and he told me in spanish it was scary, very scary. you can see crews are on the scene and the fire marshall said the fire appears to be set deliberately. it started with up to five cars a blaze -- ablaze simultaneously. two units were destroyed and a half dozen people are homeless. there was too much smoke and water damage so the whole building had to be evacuated. all 27 people did get out safely. >> a heavy fire volume upon arrival makes it challenging but crews had a quick grab on that fire and there is no injuries which is one of our big concerns. >> red cross is helping in a nearby community center with food and shelter. arson investigators will be here throughout the morning looking for evidence. reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a boy was shot right in front of an elementary school. the unidentified teen was walking outside 6:20 yesterday evening when shots were fired from a car. the teen was hit sever
lorraine blanco joins us from the fire scene, lorraine? >> reporter: well pam, i just spoke with one of the residents and he told me in spanish it was scary, very scary. you can see crews are on the scene and the fire marshall said the fire appears to be set deliberately. it started with up to five cars a blaze -- ablaze simultaneously. two units were destroyed and a half dozen people are homeless. there was too much smoke and water damage so the whole building had to be evacuated. all 27...
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live in millbrae, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's check in with sal. starting in contra costa county. >> good morning. we're gonna start on highway 4 because that's the slowest commute. a lot of slow traffic. as you can see, the road sensors are deep in red and part of pittsburg and bay point, slow traffic. it gets better after 242. pleasant hill to walnut creek, the traffic moves well. western contra costa county, pinole to richmond getting some slow traffic and a wait at the san rafael bridge. alameda county southbound from 238 or so, it gets better after highway 92. live pictures show the traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza backed up for about a ten- minute delay. maybe longer than that. the traffic gets better once you make it on the bridge past the metering lights. this is northbound 280 coming up around highway 17. it's a nice drive. 101 is already getting a little bit of slow traffic as you drive into sunnyvale. let's go to steve. >>> a very good morning and sunrise. some fog has come back. not only that but the breeze has picked up so that mak
live in millbrae, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's check in with sal. starting in contra costa county. >> good morning. we're gonna start on highway 4 because that's the slowest commute. a lot of slow traffic. as you can see, the road sensors are deep in red and part of pittsburg and bay point, slow traffic. it gets better after 242. pleasant hill to walnut creek, the traffic moves well. western contra costa county, pinole to richmond getting some slow traffic and...
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lorraine blanco tells us about the last minute negotiations to save the deal. lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. with thousands of potential new jobs at stake for oakland residence, the council voted 7- 0 to approve this new deal. more than 100 community members showed up their support. the oakland residence and community organizers got a lot of what they wanted. they will bill the new shipping packaging and distribution center and secure the tenants agreed to supply businesses of 40 or more employees to hire oakland residence. after hours of discussion, council members approved the billion dollar proposal at around 11:00 p.m. tuesday night. now this comes following weeks of negotiations between the city, the developers, and several community groups. >> it's not as strong as we would like to see but it's movement, it's progress. at the end of the day we will be here for the next few decades to make sure oakland gets these jobs. we will continue to work with the city and developers to make this happen. >> reporter: now the council must approve a second re
lorraine blanco tells us about the last minute negotiations to save the deal. lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. with thousands of potential new jobs at stake for oakland residence, the council voted 7- 0 to approve this new deal. more than 100 community members showed up their support. the oakland residence and community organizers got a lot of what they wanted. they will bill the new shipping packaging and distribution center and secure the tenants agreed to supply businesses of...
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lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks you. >>> it's 8:04. we want to check in with sal to see how things are moving on the roads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, you know things are doing pretty well in some areas. a little slow in others. and it's not completely sunday morning like. but it's nice. 24 between walnut creek through lafayette and oakland. not a bad drive through the tunnel. getting down to the oakland area. now if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza you will like what you see here. it's light at the toll plaza. this should be turning the metering lights off soon if it stay this is light. san jose northbound 101 we have slow traffic there. as you drive through the area, also looking at 680, we had an earlier problem near pleasantton and that's gone. traffic is busy coming out of that area. right through here especially. and if you are driving between hayward and union city in fremont it's a little slow. no problems on the san mateo or dunn barton bridge. 80:50 now s -- 8:05 now steve. >> last june we had
lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks you. >>> it's 8:04. we want to check in with sal to see how things are moving on the roads. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, you know things are doing pretty well in some areas. a little slow in others. and it's not completely sunday morning like. but it's nice. 24 between walnut creek through lafayette and oakland. not a bad drive through the tunnel. getting down to the oakland area. now if you are driving to the...